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Bakst

American  
[bahkst] / bɑkst /

noun

  1. Léon Nikolaevich 1866–1924, Russian painter and designer.


Bakst British  
/ bakst /

noun

  1. Leon Nikolayevich (lɪˈɔn nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1866–1924, Russian painter and stage designer, noted particularly for his richly coloured sets for Diaghilev's Ballet Russe (1909–21)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Pregnant workers were falling through the cracks with our existing laws,” said Dina Bakst, co-founder of A Better Balance, a legal advocacy nonprofit that helped draft the bill.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

Daren Bakst is the senior research fellow for environmental policy and regulation at The Heritage Foundation.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

The platform also enables the company to more quickly evolve to meet the desires of clothing brands, Bakst says.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 28, 2022

“Women are often reluctant to announce they are pregnant and not without good reason,” said Dina Bakst, a founder and co-president of A Better Balance, an organization that helps workers, especially mothers.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2022

Bakst in Russia translated it into terms of art, and made the Ballet Russe an amazing, enthralling vision!

From Woman as Decoration by Emily Burbank

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